Our
Movie Gallery

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October
15, 2005, at the Club flying field. Loopy has his first fly of the TwinStar
II and flings it about the sky. I get the feeling he likes it! This
is a 17MB file.

This
is the smaller version:

October
15, 2005 at the Club flying field. Loopy decided to come for a fly today.
He hasn't been flying in 6 months due to my health problems and his desire
to skateboard! Today he ironed out the wrinkles by flinging the EasyGlider
around the sky. I think he now wants to be called "Rolly"! This
file is around 21MB so it would be best to right click on the photo below
and click on "Save Target As...".

A smaller
version - around 4.5MB for slower connections:

The
Multiplex TwinStar II on its maiden flight. This is a twin engine
model which is very aerobic. I have swapped the stock Speed400 motors
for a pair of small brushless outrunners, Himark 28808-1360's. They give
the plane much better thrust and use less energy to do it. This is a fantastic
plane which flys with great authoity and is a delight to throw around
the sky! The footage was shot at the club field.

This
is a smaller version for people with slower connections:

EXTEMELY
tiny one for very slow connections (1.5MB):

The
Multiplex TwinJet, a twin Speed480 flying wing design. My colour
scheme is based on the theory that "Too much colour is not enough!"
The movie was made at the club flying field.

This
is the smaller version for people with slower connections:

Some
Slow and Park Flyers at the Club Flying Field, with Magpie attacks
thrown in!

The
photo below is The Carbon Falcon, a very unusual plane made from carbon
fibre and Dacron.

The
Multiplex EasyGlider Electric cruising the skies above the club's
flying field. This great plane has

a very
flat glide angle and cruises very smoothly. It is also at home tearing
up the sky sloping. On this

day
there was virtually no thermal activity at all - even a passing pelican
couldn't find any lift!

A smaller,
shorter, lower resolution version of the same movie. Use this one if you
have a slow connection.

The
Blue Frog is not usually thought of as a slopie, but if the wind is light
or dies completely it is great

to
have something in "The Portable Hangar" - our car - to play
around with. In this clip you will see

us playing
"Frog Frisbee" where you try to catch the Frog as it flies slowly
past. You can actually do

this
while flying it yourself.

The
Multiplex EasyStar showing how versatile it is! Sloping at Kilcunda Ridge
in light winds - 5 to 7 knots.

Someone
said you couldn't fly an EasyStar inverted, so we set out to see if it
could be done.

A video
taken FROM the EasyStar. Flying around the club field.

The
large group is there for training. Numb Thumbs is the solo figure in blue
and green.

The
Movie Maker, our EasyStar with a camera attached. This is a movie taken
from this setup.

It features
Loopy's signature move!

Another movie taken from the EasyStar. This one was filmed
flying in our local park.

You can see the city centre of Melbourne about 4 or 5 kilometres
in the distance.

We were playing around practicing loops and "touch-and-goes".

The photo below is a closeup of the "MovieStar"
setup with a camera in the EasyStar.

For this movie, the camera was mounted looking sideways
out of the cockpit.

This is a VERY poor quality video from a wireless video
camera mounted on the EasyGlider Electric, looking backward. It shows
a motor launch on a very dull, cloudy day. Hopefully the video will get
better when I try again on a sunny day! Still, it shows the good climb
I get!

Movies
from other sources:

This is Zoom Zoom's famous "Roll Off Grass" and
vertical climb out EasyStar, powered by his secret power plant!

Remember, this plane does not have undercarriage (wheels)!

How could I resist the "Flying Lawn Mower" movie.

This is proof that with a big enough motor and the right
prop, anything can fly!